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Game recap: Toledo beats Akron, tied atop MAC with Zips

A fourth consecutive Mid-American Conference championship is within reach for the University of Toledo after a rousing 72-64 win over first-place Akron on Tuesday in a frenzied Savage Arena.

It’s a position not many envisioned the Rockets would be in when RayJ Dennis transferred and Setric Millner, Jr., and JT Shumate exhausted their eligibility.

But here are Tod Kowalczyk and an underestimated roster in a familiar spot with just five games left in the regular season.

The Rockets (17-9, 11-2) and Akron (19-7, 11-2) are tied for first, one game ahead of Central Michigan.

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